A review by gmackie04
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book is enjoyable as a tense yet easy to read story which explores inner conflict to a maniacal degree. My issues with it largely lay in the pacing which was at times painfully slow and the slightly unsatisfying ending. I was also expecting it to be much more tense given what an amazing job the film does at that (it was still tense just maybe not as much)